When you follow minor hockey,
you never know what you will
see. One year you ﬁnd yourself
wondering why some players are
even playing at a particular level
because they seem too small and
too slow. Fast-forward a season,
add in a growth spurt and a neversay-die attitude, and suddenly
you understand that maybe the
coach saw something you didn’t.
That’s why if you stop in to see a
few of the games at the Cornwall
Minor Hockey Association
Winterfest Bantam/Midget Rep
“B” Tournament, you should
pay attention because you never
know where these players will
be one year from now.

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it doesn’t matter if a team
is undefeated going into the
tournament, or if they are
having trouble putting two wins
together. In tournament play
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one weekend, throw in a little
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he minor midget “B” rep hockey
team is a part of the Upper
Canada Minor Hockey League
(UCMHL) and Cornwall Minor
Hockey Association (CMHA). The
playoffs for the league start February
3, 2014, and with practices an hour
and half to two hours long, once or
twice a week, and a constant training
regimen that keeps this team on top
of their game, they are no doubt up
for the challenges that they may face
as the season draws to a close.
Chris Matte is the team’s head
coach. He has been proudly coaching
for roughly eight years and it’s
something he really enjoys. “The
boys are a great group of kids,” says
Matte, “and they work hard and they

are having fun this year. They take it
seriously, which makes it fun to coach
when the boys are all committed to it
and they buy into what the coaching
staff has to say, so it’s just really fun
for the coaching staff. They make it
fun.”
Working along side Matte is
Assistant Coach Ron Turgeon and
Assistant Coach Marc-Andre Guibord
who are also both a big part of the
team’s success and efforts during
games as well as practices so far this
season.

Michael Brie, who plays centre, is
the captain of the minor midget “B”
team. He says, that as a captain he
has to try and help his teammates stay
positive. “It is my job to lead the team
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them get down on themselves,” says
Brie. He must be doing an excellent
job, of it because the team is currently
second place in their division with
twelve wins, seven losses, and three
ties. “We just need to make sure we
play good and show up to the games
ready to play our style of hockey.”
If they do that during the upcoming
bantam/midget tournament, they
should do very well.
Working along side Brie is rightwinger J.P. Davidson who has been
involved in the sport since he was
roughly four years old. “The team has
good chemistry,” says Davidson, and
he also feels they are ready to win
the playoffs this season. Left wing
player Nathaniel Matte agrees that

because of the chemistry the group
shares with each other as well as their
coaches, they should win ﬁrst overall
this season.
Head Coach Chris Matte feels
that the key to winning is to keep
reminding the boys to play their style
of hockey, and the key to coaching
is to keep them communicating with
each other on the bench and on the
ice. “We are coaches, we can’t do it
for them,” says Matte. “All we can
do is tell them what to do and they
have to go out there on the ice and
do it for us.” Matte believes they are
ready this year and that it is their turn
to take home the trophy. Doing well
at their home tournament would just
be icing on the cake.

There will be a lot of memories
like that created this year at the
2014 version of the Cornwall
tournament, which is being
held at the Benson Centre from
January 30th until February 2rd.
This is the 52st year of the
tournament and their third at the
Benson Center.
Fifty-six teams have registered:
24 in the bantam division, 18
minor midget and 14 major
midget teams. Having 14 teams
in the major midget division is
particularly nice since this season
many associations seemed to
have difﬁculty attracting enough
interest to ice teams at that
level.
This year, in addition to
the Cornwall teams, teams
representing the Montreal area
(Lakeshore, West Island and

Dollard des Ormeaux), New
York State, (Plattsburgh and
Louisville), Ottawa (Ottawa
Sting, Ottawa West, GloucesterOrleans, Cumberland), Ottawa
Valley (Deep River, Pembroke,
Arnprior, Valley Storm, Renfrew,
Muskrat, Petawawa), and eastern
Ontario
(RWC,
MetcalfeRussell, Leitrim, Kemptville,
Athens,
Perth,
Brockville,
Alexandria, Char-Lan, South
Stormont, South Grenville,
South Dundas, North Dundas)
will be participating.
Each team has a three-game
guarantee in the round-robin
portion of the tournament with
winning teams moving on to
the semi-ﬁnals and ﬁnals. The
ﬁnal championship game in all
divisions takes place on Sunday,
Feb. 2.
Organizing a tournament of

this magnitude is a massive
undertaking,
and
Debbie
Caskenette, tournament chair,
and assorted other volunteers
have been working hard, some
since the summer months to make
sure it is a success. Teams start
shopping early for tournaments
to go to and Cornwall is lucky
enough to draw lot of interest
due to its size, quality of the
competition and the variety of
the teams involved. Having a
facility like the Benson Center
is huge draw as well.
Another point of interest is that
all the talent isn’t on the ice
either. It isn’t unusual to see
former pro players playing the
role of coach or parent.
Timing is also important. With
the regular season winding down,
some teams use this tournament
to prepare for the playoffs and

some use it as a last minute way
to help build team chemistry.
Anyone who plays sports does
so, to some degree, hoping that
they will taste victory. Some
tournaments you attend seem,
intentionally or not, as if they
were created for two or three
teams, with all the others simply
buying a chance to play against
“the best.” That is deﬁnitely not
the way things are organized at
the Winterfest tournament, and
as mentioned above, a little bit of
luck, combined with a complete
team effort at just the right time
can go a long way.
What ever your motivation,
the Cornwall Minor Hockey
Association Winterfest Bantam/
Midget Rep “B” Tournament is
a great way to ﬁnish off January
and jump into February. Besides,
the kids really enjoy playing in
front of a big crowd!

Happy New Year and may only the best come to you in 2014.

With the World Juniors over and no medals to show for a fantastic effort (I think the boys
played excellent), the next event up is the Olympics. What a way to begin 2014.
During the WJC games there was this public service announcement that the Canadian Hockey League provides the
majority of players for the Hockey Canada Team. I believe it is somewhat misleading. Truth is, many of the players
on the European teams play on CHL teams as well and the results have shown in the last number of events.
I recall my presence sometime back at meetings where decisions were made insisting that we aid with the
development and growth of the game across the planet. Canada, in its usual kind and polite way said “We can’t just
keep pounding the competition, lets help them improve, become better.” Well folks we did as Canadians always do,
we give them our best and with no thanks they took the gold as well.
I only have one question regarding the makeup of Team Canada: What was a 16 year-old doing with a group of 19
year-old players when he could have better represented Canada with his talents in Sydney Nova Scotia at the World
Under 17 Tournament?
Since the last Olympics there has been talk of removing Womens hockey as an event. Again, the situation is that
only a couple of teams are competitive. I know that the Ontario Women’s Hockey Association have reached out to
the world in an attempt to assist other female organizations to grow their program. Of course we should be proud
that Canadians come forward without any selﬁsh motives, only the love for our game.
This morning I sit here with TSN, for the last two hours listening to all the speculation as to who will be chosen to
represent Canada at the Sochi 2014 Olympics. Many combinations, names and reasons have been produced but the
ﬁnal results will come from the words spoken by Mr. Yzerman. This list will be reviewed some time before the end
of January by the Canadian Olympics committee, so changes will happen, hopefully only as a result of injuries.
Will they make the correct choices? I suspect that the debate will continue right up to the drop of the game puck on
February 13th, and carrying on until well after the games have completed and the hardware is handed out.
GO CANADA GO
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Record Numbers For Snowshoe Race
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S

ummerstown – In spite of the
inclement weather forecast, the rain
held off long enough for the 2nd annual
Summerstown Forest Dion Snowshoe
Race to be held on Saturday, January
11 under cloudy but rainless skies. With
race time temperature hovering around
+1 degree, the runners did not have to
worry about the being cold, and in fact
one even mentioned that he had run out
of clothes to shed during the race.
The weather did have another impact
as only 49 of the record number 69
registered participants showed up for
the race, with most of the no-shows
being from the Ottawa region where the
freezing rain made driving conditions
hazardous. The 49 participants easily
surpassed the 34 who took part in last
year’s inaugural race.
The mild weather conditions made it possible for participants to forget about staying warm during the
The race was organized by the
Photo Credit: Paul Couture.
second annual Summerstown Forest Dion Snowshoe Race.
Friends of the Summerstown Trails
(FOTST), and race organizer Gilles temperature, his winning time of 38:15 in the sport of biathlon at the 1992 and which prevails in this sport.
Parisien was specially pleased with was slower than last year’s best time, 1994 Olympic Winter Games.
The complete race results are
the increase of participants from but enough to outrun local favourite,
At the conclusion of the race, medals available at www.summerstowntrails.
outside our immediate area. “Word Rob Lefebvre (39:26). Rob, who lives and prizes provided by local sponsors com. The next race in the Dion Eastern
that Summerstown Forest is an ideal just down the road from Summerstown were handed out to the ﬁrst three Ontario Snowshoe Running Series will
race site is quickly getting around,” Forest, improved from his third place ﬁnishers, and as is traditional, the rest take place next Sunday, January 19, in
said Parisien. “The runners really ﬁnish of a year ago.
of the prizes were drawn for by all the Frontenac Provincial Park, north of
appreciate the fact that our course is
Well-known runner Emma Saltink, participants in the spirit of camaraderie Kingston.
very technical, but fast at the same a member of the Cornwall Multisport
time”. This year’s race even had an Club, dominated the women’s race with
international ﬂavour as one runner a time of 43:41. Saltink, who donned
hailed from Massena, New York.
snowshoes for the ﬁrst time in her life
The 7.55km men’s race was won by two weeks ago, ﬁnished four minutes
Dave McMahon of Chelsea, Quebec, a ahead of Lise Meloche, of Chelsea,
former member of Canada’s national Quebec. Meloche is a two-time
snowshoe team. Due to the mild Olympian, having represented Canada

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Rookie of the Month
Cornwall Celtic
Brock Turcotte

As a ﬁrst year Peewee player,
Brock will be looking to pick
up from where he left off last
season. With an outstanding
performance at the Ontario
Lacrosse Championship and
competing for the Akwesasne
Attack this past fall, where he
played ﬁeld lacrosse in Northern
New York state. The experience
he gained will allow him to take
his game to the next level. Possessing the ability to work hard,
shoot hard and hit hard; combined with his passion for the game,
allows coaches to utilize him in any situation on the ﬂoor.

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BANTAM / MIDGET B REP WINTERFEST TOURNAMENT
2014 RULES & REGULATIONS

1. Game Timing
a. All teams must be ready to go on the ice ten (10) minutes before their scheduled game time.
b. Each team must provide one responsible adult to be in the penalty box for each of their games.
The designated adult shall report to the penalty bench at least ten (10) minutes before the start of the game.
c. All round robin games shall consist of THREE ﬁfteen (15) minute period STOP TIME with a 70 minute RUNNING CLOCK.
d. All quarter ﬁnal, semi-ﬁnal and championship games there will be THREE ﬁfteen (15) minute periods STOP TIME with NO RUNNING CLOCK.
No curfews, all games played to completion.
e. Teams will be allowed a three (3) minute warm-up from the time the team reaches the ice surface.
f. Teams not ready to start play at the scheduled time will forfeit the game.
g. For all round robin games, ice will be resurfaced at the end of each game.
h. For playoff and championship games, the home team will be the team with the highest seeding after the round robin portion of the tournament.
i. There will be NO time outs during regular round-robin play, quarter or semi-ﬁnals games.
j. Each team will be allowed a 30 second time out during the championship game ONLY.
2. Check-In
a. Only players whose names appear on the team’s ofﬁcial roster provided to the tournament ofﬁcial may participate. All players are required to sign
the ofﬁcial sign in sheet before their ﬁrst game.
b. The coach and/or manager must report to the tournament registration desk no less than one (1) hour prior to the start of the ﬁrst game at the arena
where their ﬁrst game is to be played. Team representative will then be required to ﬁll out a tournament check-in form. The team representative
will be required to check-in to the tournament ofﬁce before each game to complete the game sheet.
c. Afﬁliate players may participate as long as their name appears on the designated team roster.
d. A player must play in one (1) round robin game in order to play in playoffs.
e. Both goalies must be dressed for each game and in the event a goaltender is injured or cannot continue playing for any reason (example: sickness,
repairs to equipment, etc.) he must be replaced immediately by the alternate goaltender and no time for warm-up will be allowed.
3. Game Format
a. All teams are guaranteed THREE (3) games during the round-robin series.
b. If it is proven during the course of the tournament that a team has registered an ineligible player, that team will automatically be disqualiﬁed.
c. Tournament ofﬁcials reserve the right to take the appropriate action deemed necessary as to the fate of a team defeated by a disqualiﬁed team as
well as the manner in which the tournament will continue.
d. The top 2 teams in each pool of the Bantam B Division will advance.
e. The top 4 teams in each pool of the Minor Midget B Division will advance.
f. The top 4 teams in each pool of the Major Midget B Division will advance.
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he Cornwall Girls Hockey Association
will be coming together later this season,
in support of Brian Tardiff, a former president
of the organization who was recently diagnosed
with ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or Lou
Gehrig’s disease.

“You’re not going to ﬁnd a guy with a bigger
he’s been an effective member of women’s
hockey, not just in the region, but the province heart like him, not only in girl’s hockey, but in
softball and helping with the building of the
as well.”
Benson Centre. He’s been all over the place
McLeod described Tardiff’s role in the
with sports in Cornwall.”
women’s hockey as one where “he likes to
Lascelle is just one person who will be
work behind the scenes, but he gives 100 per
cent of what he does.” Tardiff was successful at looking forward to the fundraising event.
establishing the CGHA’s ﬁrst Junior program, “Brian’s always concerned about the future,
where players have gone on to compete especially for his family, but more importantly,
and thrive at higher levels. In addition to it’s a get-together of all the people he’s helped
commanding the role of CGHA President, along the way. Girl’s hockey wouldn’t be where
Tardiff also served as treasurer and in a number it is without him.”
of other roles and committees, while working
With such a long career with women’s hockey,
primarily as a bookkeeper for the Ontario expect to a see a lot of support for Tardiff on
Hockey Academy, here in Cornwall.
March 8.

After learning of the news of Brian’s
condition in November, Tardiff’s family and
friends were quick to begin arrangements for a
fundraising day, to be held on March 8 of this
year. In addition to a number of hockey games,
the event will include a silent auction as well as
live music. “The idea is to have fun and raise
Gilles Lascelle, director and coach at OHA,
funds to help Brian and Sue with the ﬁnancial
burdens that come with ALS,” said organizer, and long-time friend and colleague, was
thankful for Tardiff’s role at the academy,
Rod McLeod.
which opened its doors in 2008. “He just
With twenty-three years of experience with
makes sure everything runs pretty smoothly
the CGHA and women’s hockey in the region,
from an administrative point.“ According to
Tardiff has had an impact on many local fans,
Lascelle, the OHA has grown to 138 students
and players.
from sixteen countries, another feat Tardiff
“He served on several committees at the was instrumental in. “He’s been a hero to our
provincial level, and he was instrumental at academy; we’ve probably put in excess of 70
making some changes to regulations that we girls into colleges and universities in Canada
are now enjoying today,” said McLeod, “so and the United States,” said Lascelle.

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Presents...Then and Now
Cornwall Royals Edition ... Bill Snelgrove

Halifax beat us in seven games,”
says Snelgrove. The second year
t is a rare day when you can ﬁnd was the same thing. We went out
Bill Snelgrove without a laugh and beat Sault Ste. Marie and then
and a smile. His positive outlook came back and Thetford Mines
is something that served him well beat us.
both as a member of the Cornwall
“They beat us in about six games,
Royals and later on in life as he
pursued a career with The Seaway I think,” says Snelgrove. “They
had a line with Gilbert Perreault,
News.
Marc Tardiff and Rejean Houle.”
Snelgrove played with the Perreault went on to star with the
CJHL version of the Royals from Buffalo Sabres while Tardiff and
1965-1967, long enough to build Houle had long careers with the
a lifetime of memories. When Montreal Canadiens.
asked what he remembers most,
The third year, they played
he doesn’t have to think before
against
North Bay with “Battling”
responding.
Billy Smith as one of their
“The people I played hockey goaltenders. They won to advance
with,” says Snelgrove, “and the to the second round against
most memorable thing personally Verdun, but that would be as far
was getting the only hat-trick I as they would get. Snelgrove was
ever had. It was against Smiths unable to play in his last game
Falls and I think we won the game of junior hockey after suffering
and it was 8-7. It was always nice a knee injury. Verdun had a big
to beat Smiths Falls.”
defenseman by the name of Gilles
The names of the players he Marotte, who went on to an NHL
played with in his ﬁrst year will career with Los Angeles.
be familiar to local hockey fans
His junior days behind him,
of that era: Jean Payette, Larry Snelgrove moved to western
Gabri, George Desjardins, Dave Ontario to work and stayed there
Woodward, Harold Murphy, for ten years before returning
Jake Lefebvre, Pete Prevost. to Cornwall. Upon his return,
“In the second year it was Rick he became involved with minor
Plumadon and Wayne Horn. We hockey and spent more than ten
were basically a line together that years on the ODMHA executive.
particular year.
Still a hockey fan, Snelgrove
The team had reasonable success says there is a world of difference
for all three of the seasons in which between the players of his era and
Snelgrove wore the Maple Leaf those that play the game today.
crest that was the Cornwall logo at
“The fellas are tremendously
the time. “We went to the second
round of the playdowns each bigger than we were,” says
season,” says Snelgrove. The ﬁrst Snelgrove, “and faster, and
season they played an unknown stronger. And the things they can
do with the puck! I don’t think our
team from the west and won.
guys were that skilled.”
“Then we went to Halifax and
There are some skills that they
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Bill Snelgrove is one person, both as a player and later on in life, who
Submitted photo.
would rarely be seen without a smile on his face.

don’t seem to have as much though
adds Snelgrove. “A backhand is no
longer a weapon, very much any
more, but they certainly shoot the
puck a lot harder, with their new
sticks.”
After they leave the game, most
athletes will talk about what they
were able to take away and use
in their life away from the rink.
Snelgrove is no exception.

“After I ﬁnished hockey and

came back to Cornwall, I was very
fortunate that people remembered
me and as a result I was able to
make a pretty good career while
working at The Seaway News.
Playing for the Royals gave me,
an opening, that people knew who
I was and there was a respect for
that.
“There are so many people who
remembered the days that I played
and helped me at my career and
that meant the world to me.”

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Florida Endurance Race
By Jentry van Baal

T

he
North
American
Endurance Team Challenge
may have taken its toll on
competitors this year, but it was
nothing Team Canada couldn’t
conquer together.
The 160km race held in Florida
in December 2013 attracted 70
horse and rider combinations
from all across Canada, the
United States, and Mexico. Only
40 combinations ﬁnished the
event.
Of the four Canadian teams,
seven of the ﬁfteen riders came
out on top. For Berwick’s Dessia
Miller, the event was nothing
either of her horses couldn’t
handle. Finishing 28th overall in
just under eleven hours, Miller
and her Arabian stallion, Cognac
Amberfyre, ﬁnished fourth of
the Canadian contingent, with
her second horse Amber Kiera,
ridden by Stephanie McLeod,
completing the event in thirteen
hours and nine minutes.
The ﬁrst Canadian to ﬁnish
was Robert Gielen of Flesherton,
Ontario, and his horse F.C.
Galaxy, who broke the top ten
ﬁnishers with a sixth place ﬁnish
overall.
“We weren’t there to race, we

were there to get a strong ﬁnish,”
Miller explained, clearly pleased
with her outcome. Despite
many regular obstacles present
on endurance rides, the main
challenge that presented itself
was the unique sandy footing that
Florida is known for. “It’s quite
deep and loose, nearly six inches
in depth and it gets turned up as
each of the horses goes through,”
she added. “My horse’s best gait
is canter, so 95 per cent of this
was done at a canter because of
the footing, the sand is so hard to
trot or walk in. He relaxed into
it and didn’t have any particular
issues.”
Miller was quick to pass on the
praise to her fellow Canadians.
“We had a great team,” she added
appreciatively. “Both East and
Western Canadian teams really
came together, our team vets
were amazing, and our support
from the overall crewing was a
big deal.”
With a well-deserved break
following a successful 2013
season and a recent qualiﬁcation
to the World Equestrian Games
in France this August, there is
no doubt that Miller, and the
remainder of the Canadian team,
will be back this year and stronger
than ever.

presents

Hockey Canada recently announced the players
selected to represent Canada as members of the
men’s hockey team at the upcoming Winter Olympic
Games in Sochi, Russia. As you might expect, not
everyone is happy, and almost everyone can think
of a player that they believe should have made the
team, while at the same time scratching their head
over some of the other selections. What say you?
Are there any players that you believe without
question should have been on the team and were
not selected? As well, are there any that did make
the cut, but whom you think should have been left
at home?
Terry Tinkess

Canadian Press
Correspondent

Being the general manager of the Canadian men’s Olympic hockey
team is a thankless task unless you win gold and Steve Yzerman is
welcome to it. Also being an NHL GM has to make it even more
difﬁcult, particularly when players like Martin St. Louis, who didn’t
make the cut, go out and score four goals in a game, just because he
can.
You could argue till the 2018 Olympics about who should and
shouldn’t be on the team and really none of the opinions would be
wrong. We have an embarrassment of riches when it comes to worldclass players and for some players that means they don’t make the
team. For many, it’s the ﬁrst time in their life that they have had to

experience that feeling.
For me, St. Louis would have been a good choice and I think that Logan Couture would have
brought something as well. Not quite as simple is the thought of who shouldn’t have made it.
Rick Nash, perhaps, since the injuries seem to be taking their toll on him, and maybe Mike Smith
as the third goaltender, but even he has the ability to stand on his head from time-to-time. Better
you than me Steve!
Jim Riddell

Seaway Karate Club

Choosing the group of players that would best represent our country
in Sochi was not a simple task. The choices made were debated over
several months and ﬁnalized just before making the announcement.
The Team Canada management group led by Steve Yzerman brought
back eleven players from their gold medal winning team of 2010.
I wouldn’t say that there were any obvious omissions, but thought
that perhaps Tyler Seguin or Taylor Hall, both putting up points this
season, would be a ﬁt on the larger ice surface. Making the proper
choices may not have been easy, but with the number of top quality
NHL players available to the selection committee, Yzerman and Co.
could put together an Olympic “B” team capable of bringing gold
back to Canada.

The debate that starts a year before an Olympics and ends only after
a gold medal, is Team Canada’s Men’s Hockey Team. Knowing ﬁrsthand the anxiousness coaches go through at tryouts, I cannot imagine
the stress that Steve Yzerman and his staff go through in determining
the direction they want the team to go and then in picking 25 players
to form the team that will represent our country.
Just like everyone else, here are the changes I would have made,
had I been in the selection room: 1. Brent Seabrooke instead of Dan
Hamhuis - Hamhuis is the better skater but Seabrooke is clutch in
Minor Hockey Coach
big moments and has a veteran leadership status for Vancouver 2010
and 2 Stanley Cups. 2. Martin St. Louis instead of Jeff Carter - nobody has the heart and desire
that St. Louis has and has proved his scoring and overall skill level again and again whereas I
feel that Carter needs good players around him to excel but he also needs time to adjust to new
players as seen in his ﬁrst years at Philadelphia, Columbus and LA and there just isn’t time in this
tournament for that. 3. Jordan Eberle for Patrick Marleau - Marleau is the veteran and can skate
well, but he is a more straight forward player whereas Eberle has creativity beyond belief and on
the big ice surface he would be able to create so many opportunities and, oh yeah, has scored a
couple of clutch goals for Canada.
I am very happy for Jamie Benn, he deserves it even though nobody sees him play and too bad
Logan Couture got injured just before the announcement.
Robert Walker

Stephanie McLeod on Amber Kiera with mentor Lysane Cree joined by
Dessia Miller on Cognac Amberfyre accompanied by team veterinarian
Glenn Sinclair and chef d’equipe, Nancy Beacon. They were two of the
seven successful Canadians at the North American Endurance Team
Submitted Photo.
Challenge held in Florida.

4. Scoring Format
* 2 points for a win
* 1 point for a tie
* 0 points for a loss
5. General Information
a. Only coaches and/or managers will be allowed into the tournament headquarters.
b. ZERO tolerance: Taunting or berating of any players, ofﬁcials, staff or tournament volunteers will NOT be tolerated under any circumstances by
parents, players, team ofﬁcials or other spectators. The Tournament Committee reserves the right to approach the City of Cornwall’s
security staff to eject any person whom it deems to be acting in an improper manner and CMHA accepts no liability in connection with
such ejections.
c. When team colors are similar, the designated home team will change sweaters to provide a contrasting color.
d. Protests WILL NOT be accepted concerning any on-ice ofﬁcial’s call or decision.
e. Coaches and managers are responsible for the conduct of their players at all times. Any pre-existing damage or severe mess in a dressing room
must be reported immediately to a tournament ofﬁcial.
f. Teams may be ejected from tournament play with no refund or compensation of any kind if they are found to be responsible for damage to
tournament facilities or unacceptable dressing room conditions.
g. Only registered players and team ofﬁcials will be allowed in team dressing rooms. Dressing rooms should be locked prior to stepping out on the
ice. Dressing rooms must be vacated within twenty (20) minutes after the end of the game.
h. Dressing room keys will be assigned by tournament ofﬁcials. Assigned keys MUST be returned to the tournament ofﬁce once all players have
vacated the room after each game.
i. The tournament director reserves the right to amend the rules at any time in order to act in the best interests of the tournament.
6. Tie Breaking Format Round Robin:
In the event of a tie after round-robin play, the following rules in order will apply.
1. If the tie involves two teams, then head to head results will break the tie.
2. If more than two teams are tied or if head to head did not resolve the tie then the team with the lowest number of goals against will advance
3. The team with the most total goals for.
4. The highest goal differential score (goals for / goals for + against) [GF / (GF+GA)]
5. The team with the least number of PIM will advance.
Tie breaking Format Final Games:
6. If the game is tied at the end of regulation time, a shootout will take place. Each team must designate the ﬁrst three shooters on the game sheet
prior to the quarter-ﬁnal, semi-ﬁnal or ﬁnal game.
i) Each team will have 3 players shoot.
ii) Each shooter will shoot simultaneously
iii) The team with the most goals will be declared the winner
If still tied after the initial 3 shooters, a sudden victory shootout will take place. No player can shoot twice until everyone on the team has shot.

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In their second game Cornwall
came away with a decisive
victory winning 5-1 over the
Glen Walter Knights and won
the “B” title blanking Westport
Wreliks 3-0.

he Cornwall Seaway Blades
Hockey team sponsored by
Medical Arts Pharmacy started
off the 2014 season winning the
“B” title in the 55+ division at
The Cornwall squad has
the Stittsville tournament played
their sights set on the Canada
on January 4th & 5th, 2014.
Senior Games to be played
In the opening game of in Edmonton, Alberta in late
the three-game tournament August of this year, to which
Cornwall went the distance they have qualiﬁed by being
with the Athens Red Wings, medal winners in the Ontario
ﬁnishing regulation in a 1-1 Senior games.
draw. After eight rounds of
Cornwall will be entering
shoot-out, Athens prevailed.
Steve MacDonell was stellar in more tournaments along with
the Cornwall net throughout the spring & summer hockey in
preparation.
three games.

t. Lawrence College-Cornwall (SLC) has just
released their ﬁtness schedule for the winter
semester. The program is available to students and
faculty, as well as community members looking
for a great way to stay healthy or to help them feel
swimsuit ready for the hot months yet to come.

The college feels that it is a top priority for them to
offer these programs as a means of providing them
with the opportunity to help keep a fresh mind and
a healthy lifestyle.
Jacquie Cartwright athletics and student life
ofﬁcer, as well as the ﬁtness instructors, Jordan
Ann Kevan de Haan, and Christina Collard are the
minds behind the variety of programs chosen. They

saw a really great opportunity to provide a beneﬁt
to the students. “I think wellness is really important
and it is becoming increasingly more important
within colleges and universities speciﬁcally to
provide programs such as these,” says Cartwright.
“It ties in really well with the Health 101 (an
interactive digital health and wellness magazine)
Continued on page 13

Karate Komments: Self-Defense Part Three:
Self-defense and the Law

emotions take over, it is often more about hurt
feelings, anger, pride, and ego than the original
issue. The 90/10 solution often applies here –
By Jim Riddell,
the issue may only be 10 % of the situation, the
Seaway Karate Club
other 90% is how it is handled.lt is very easy for
someone getting caught up in the moment, to
cross the line from self-defense to assault. Here
n parts one and two, we looked at awareness, is a guideline to help you stay inside the legal
avoidance, self-assessment, and tailoring self- parameters.
defense to individual needs. We now need to 1) You are in physical danger.
look at some of the complications and risks of 2) You did nothing to provoke or escalate the
using physical force to defend yourself. Self- situation.
defense is not open to individual interpretation;
3) You are being attacked.
it is a legally deﬁned term. Section 34 (1) of the
Criminal Code of Canada states “Everyone who 4) You do only the minimum required to stop the
is unlawfully assaulted, without having provoked threat.
the assault, is justiﬁed in repelling force by force, You must be able to explain your actions and
if the force he uses is not intended to cause death justify the reasons why they were required.
or grievous bodily harm, and is no more than is Claiming that you acted in self-defense is known
as an afﬁrmative defense. This means that you
necessary to enable him to defend himself.”
The provocation part is very important – as are admitting to actions which would normally

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be a crime, but claiming that they were justiﬁable
under the circumstances. If you participated in the
initiation or escalation of the situation, you stand
a good chance of being considered a participant,
and not a victim of violence. Generally we are
allowed to use a reasonable amount of force
to defend ourselves. Reasonable also means
stopping as soon as the assailant is no longer a
threat. Failure to do so could result in charges.
You should not let the fear of legal repercussion’s
keep you from defending yourself, but having
a basic understanding of what you are legally
allowed, can help you make the proper choices if
that need ever arises. In the next issue of Sports
Energy we will look at a practical self defense
system using a lower level of force. Pressure
point systems, which are used by many police
forces, provide the ofﬁcer with the skills to be
effective without using excessive force.
KARATE QUOTE – Self –defense is mostly
about what you don’t do.

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The Cornwall minor midget “B” rep team is having a very good season
and hope to continue their success in the 52nd Cornwall Bantam/
Midget tournament. (From left) Nick Guibord (centre), Nathaniel Matte
Photo by Erynn Henry.
(left wing) and Aiden Benton (right wing).

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toning the body’s central area, which is also a slower paced
activity. Bootcamp, is again a fast paced program designed
to get your heart rate up and get those muscles burning.
All the equipment for the programs at SLC is provided.
What is needed of the participant is to be dressed in the
appropriate ﬁtness attire and be ready for a great workout.
Whether your type of ﬁtness is fast paced or slower paced,
there is something out there for everyone to look into and
try out.
Cartwright is proud of the services the college has to
offer. “We are excited to be offering these programs. This
is probably the largest selection that we’ve offered and it’s
been done now for three years. We keep growing it every
year as demand keeps rising. I think it’s catching on and
that’s what we want. We want to provide a service that
people want and that’s what we are here for.”

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online resource that the college just implemented.
“The best way to prevent disease and promote healthy
learning and wellness obviously is through education, which
we as a college kind of have a responsibility to do. That’s
why we provide it is to give them that opportunity.” The
idea is to accommodate those who aren’t really interested
in the traditional cardio room, weight room style of ﬁtness.
These programs provide them with an alternative to get
involved.
At SLC there are a number of programs offered. High
Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) is a faster paced activity
done over a shorter amount of time. Yoga Class is designed
to help the individual to focus breathing, relaxation,
balance, and core strengthening and is a slower paced
activity. CORE Class is geared toward tightening and

ASK THE COACH
Name: Seamus O’Connell
Age: 10 years old
Topic: Hockey
Question: What off-ice activities
will help me become a better
hockey player?
Answered by Coach:

Correy Latour - Director of Player development Cornwall minor Hockey

As the hockey season ends your body needs some time to recuperate and then back
to the grind as they say. I recommend to young players to play another sport and stay
active. Agility drills (ladder, cones, stop and goes, sprints ) also good to work your
balance( balance board while dribbling a tennis ball with your stick)and have quick
feet. As time goes by and you mature you can incorporate ( high reps for cardio) –
no matter what you do you must stay active, eat right, keep up your energy level up
and stretch. Cardio activity is a must in the off season. Hope this helps you in the off
season in achieving your goals for next season.

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enough players and two of the local Cornwall.
teams merged. It still worked well.”
One difference with the Pizza Hut
In the open “A” division, it was tournament is that there are no age
a battle of South Dundas teams. “It requirements. The division you are
was a team from Morrisburg called placed in is based on skill level and
“Area 613” run by Justin Elliott,” honesty.
says Dillabough. “They won the ﬁnal
“I used to have an open division
game over another Morrisburg team, and then 30 and over, 40 and over
the Flagg Creek Snappers by a score and 50 and over but it came to the
of 7-2.”
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The open “B” division was won by
The Predators, a team from Montreal.
“They’ve been at the tournament
Bill Dillabough, Organizer
for like the last six years,” says
here may have been two less Dillabough. “They won every game,
teams than last year, but the Pizza the three round-robin games and then
Hut adult hockey tournament was they won the ﬁnal.”
once again a weekend to remember.
High Voltage, a team made up of
The event, which took place Cornwall area players, won the open
January 14-16 at the Benson Centre, “C” division.
featured 14 teams spread over three
This is the seventh season that
divisions.
Dillabough has been running the
“Everything ran perfect this year,” tournament. Prior to that it was known
says Bill Dillabough, tournament as the GM tournament.
organizer and owner of the local
Dillabough says he enjoys
Pizza Hut. “It was good. There were
doing it and right now the Pizza
two less teams than last year. The
Hut Tournament is the only adult
North Bay team wasn’t able to get
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teams for some of the divisions so I
decided, you know what, there are
no age restrictions, I’m just going to
put you in based on your calibre. You
tell me when you register if you’re
a good team, a mediocre team a soso team and I’ll put you in based on
what you tell me.”

With a guarantee of three games,
discounted accommodations, a beer
garden and a chance to play in an
“A” class facility there is no wonder
the tournament has run for so long.
Dillabough says that next year he may
try to increase the number of teams
and it will be good if it happens but
if it doesn’t, it will still be a weekend
that many adult players look forward
to each year.

anny Aikman, Deputy Chief of the
Cornwall Community Police Service has
fond memories of the Cornwall Bantam-Midget
Hockey Tournament.

“I had the good fortune of being most valuable
goaltender in the bantam league,” said Aikman.
“It was a big deal back in the day.”
Aikman remembered a few other names like
Jerry Ingram and Doug Kelly. “There were a lot
of great players,” said Aikman. “We had great
success in our times.”

“I was involved in bantam hockey in 1974,”
said Aikman. “I played hockey from the time I
could walk until well into my thirties.”
The Cornwall Bantam-Midget Hockey
Tournament is one of the longest running hockey
tournaments in Eastern Ontario attracting teams
from all over Ontario, Quebec, and the U.S.

“It’s a fond memory from 1974,” Aikman
reminisced. “I haven’t been involved in hockey
for about 15 years. It’s a fond memory, but I
really couldn’t fathom putting on pads and
skates again.” Aikman said he still enjoys
watching hockey and is a fan of the Ottawa
Senators, but his days of playing are over. “I
just got so tired of carrying a hockey bag,” said
Aikman. “The older I got the heavier the bag
got. I am more of a fan now. I can’t see myself
playing again.”

“The Bantam tournament was something
back in the day,” recalled Aikman. “It was the
one premier bantam tournaments around.”
Now in it’s 52nd year, the tournament hosts
more than 60 teams with more than 1,500
players. “It was the one place to showcase
bantam hockey at the time,” said Aikman.
“There were elite teams from Montreal to the
U.S.”
Aikman, now more of a fan than a player,
recollected how much fun playing hockey was.
“We had the good fortune of playing on a very

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good hockey team,” recalled Aikman of himself
and Mike Piquette. “Some went on like our allstar player Dave Ezard.” Ezard was inducted
into the Cornwall Sports Hall of Fame in 2000,
and was the only defenseman in Royals history

The Bantam-Midget tournament will
be held from January 30 to February
2 at the Benson Centre and the Civic
Complex. For more information, visit:
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Cornwall Minor Hockey Team Looking Forward
to Home Tournament

forward to the competitive challenge. Jacob Morris is
one of the players who has played in the tournament
before. “Normally its bigger teams that come to our
tournament,” he says, “so you learn to play hard, more
defensively. Hopefully we win a home tournament
though.”

After weeks of competitive matches and strengthening
his skills at the bantam level, Morris intends to continue
his hockey career in the future, “I’ll probably try out
for “AA” next year, we’ll see how that goes.”

ornwall will be the host city for a number of
minor hockey teams at the end of the month, as
the 52nd Bantam/Midget Tournament returns for a funﬁlled weekend both on and off the ice. Teams from the
Montreal area, Ottawa Valley, Ottawa, New York State
and Eastern Ontario will be coming to compete in this
well-respected tournament.
One of three local teams, the Cornwall Bantam “B”
Colts, coached by long-time hockey coach Al Savard will

be doing their best to skate away with a championship
trophy. “We’re excited about it,” said Savard. While
they think they are up to the challenge, Savard knows
his team will be facing an uphill battle, particularly
when competing against teams from Ottawa, “What
happens when you go to the Ottawa district is you’ve
got a major bantam and a minor bantam, and for us in
Cornwall they’re combined together, so more than half
of my players are minors.”
Despite this disadvantage, many of Savard’s
players still ﬁnd the tournaments enjoyable and look

Another returning player, Connor Maynard, says he
likes to see how he, and his team compare against teams
from other areas. He enjoys “the competitiveness,
against all the other teams, from Ottawa and other
places, just seeing how we compare against them. We
have to play against just major teams, it’ll be a little bit
of a challenge but that should make it fun.” Maynard
hopes to see his hockey career continue onto the junior
level.
The nice thing about a tournament like this is that if
you go out and play hard, and get the occasional lucky
“bounce,” you’ve got as much chance to win as the
next team. The best thing about sports, especially as the
minor level, is that the outcome is never guaranteed.
You can have an undefeated regular season and then
lose two straight games and be out of the playoffs.
Or, you could build a fairy tale ending, win four
games in a row and be a champion. There’s probably
not one player on any team that hasn’t had that dream.
They’ll all get the chance to turn dreams into reality
beginning on Thursday, January 30.

Rothwell-Osnabruck, is young man of ﬁne character
and athletic ability, and demonstrates remarkable
leadership abilities both in and out of the classroom. As the captain for the Upper
Canada Cyclones Minor Bantam AAA hockey team, Brant is an incredibly versatile
defenseman, possessing both the physical and technical ability to play on all power
play and penalty kill situations. He is a leader in all school sports and he played a
signiﬁcant role on the gold medal winning volleyball team that captured the grade
7/8 Upper Canada Cup this past November. His teachers at Rothwell-Osnabruck
School describe him as a natural born leader, a model student, one who excels in all
areas of school. He enjoys Math, Language classes as well as Physical Education.
Brant is also a member of the school’s Leadership Council.

hen you are a minor hockey
player, one of the things
you look forward to most is the
chance to play in tournaments.
There is the excitement of packing
everything up and heading out to
play teams you may never have
seen before, and the chance to play
in rinks that are unfamiliar (every
concession stand is different,
don’t you know!) There is also
the allure of staying in a hotel
and getting to hang out with your
teammates while parents tend to
entertain themselves.
But is it as much fun when
you’re the home team, as all
the Cornwall teams in the 52nd
Cornwall Bantam and Midget
“B” Rep tournament will be when
they face off later this month?
Does a “home” tournament matter
as much as a chance to get out of
town?
You bet it does, even more so
when you’re in your last year of
minor hockey.
Nick Doherty, 17, is a goaltender
on the major midget “B” team
and he is in his ﬁnal year of
midget hockey, so doing well in
the tournament is particularly
important.
“It’s my last year of minor
hockey and I’d really like to bring
home a championship with the
team. We’ve had a tough season,
we’ve had a couple rough patches.
I hope we push through it and
bring home a win.
Doherty isn’t sure what the
future holds for him. He’d like
to play NCAA or even Canadian
university hockey, and this
tournament could be a chance for
someone to take notice of him.
Johnny King, 16, is also in his
ﬁnal year of midget hockey and

he likes the idea of playing in
front of the home crowd. “We’ve
got our friends and home support
here, it would be nice to win at
home.”

Like many of the players in “B”
level hockey, he’s also not sure
where, or if hockey will ﬁt in his
future. “I’ll see if anything comes
up, but I’m not expecting anything
too major,” says King.
Alex Primeau, 17, sees the
tournament as a chance to put the
team, and themselves on display.
“It means a lot, since it’s a chance
to show our town who we are
what we can do,” says Primeau.
He hopes to ﬁnd a spot with a
junior team next season after his
minor hockey days are done.
Mike Piquette is the coach of
the major midget “B” team, and
while the team hasn’t won as
much as they would like, he says
he has really enjoyed the season
“It’s probably the biggest
tournament of the year for us,”
says Piquette. “It’s a chance to
play in front of friends and family,
and there is great competition
throughout. There are a lot of
great teams involved and it’s longstanding. We’re in our 52nd year
and the kids really get up for it.”
When asked what he thinks his
team’s chances in the tournament
are, he tends to keep his cards close
to his chest. “Our team is the type
of team that if everyone comes out
to work, we’re very hard to beat,”
says Piquette. “We’ve got to have
the effort from all seventeen kids
though, and when we get that,
we’re very competitive.”
The Winterfest Bantam and
Midget “B” Rep tournament takes
place from January 30-February
2, 2014 with games at both the
Benson Centre and the Cornwall
Civic Complex.

Athlete of the Month
Name: Connor Hum
Age: 10
School: East Front Public
School
Favourite Sports: Hockey
& Lacrosse
Connor has fun playing competitive sports all year round.
In the winter time, Connor plays for the Cornwall Colts Atom B Rep hockey

team and in the summer he plays for the Cornwall Celtics Novice lacrosse
team. He’s been involved with both competitive sports teams since the age of
7. He enjoys the fast pace and high energy levels of both sports.
During Connor’s involvement in sports, he’s met many amazing friends along
the way. The memories and camaraderie amongst teammates and friends will
last a lifetime.
Outside of sports, Connor enjoys school -- especially snow days. He also
enjoys spending quality time with his family.

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Hurrell has many fond
memories of the event and
the people who helped put it
together. “It takes an incredible
amount of volunteers to put
on this event,” said Hurrell.
“I was always the tournament
convener, but behind me there
were probably 35-40 people
Peter Hurrell was a referee that made it happen.”
and tournament organizer
Hurrell
explained
that
in Cornwall for many years.
“I was a referee in chief, Lawrence Lapierre was a long
tournament organizer, ticket serving president and by far
taker, you name it we did it,” a driving force behind the
said Hurrell of himself and the tournament along with Ben
many volunteers that put on Pilon. “I was the face that talked
the annual event. “I have been to people and schmoozed,” said
out of it for 10 years now, but Hurrell. “But they were the
I enjoyed it immensely. It was guys that got most of the stuff
always a lot of work, but it was done.”
great to see the kids come in.”
Hurrell also recalled that one
Hurrell said that teams from of the tournaments sponsors
all over North America came at the time, Flarrow Hockey
to Cornwall to play in the Sticks, would make sure that all
tournament. “We had kids from of the kids who played would
all over,” said Hurrell. “We had get a new stick. “The look
some from overseas a couple of on their faces,” said Hurrell.
“That was a highlight of the
years. It was great to see.”
tournament.”
Hurrell began as an executive
“Looking back on it every
and referee with Cornwall
hockey 20 years ago. “I became year something different and
referee in chief, then became unique happened,” Hurrell
tournament organizer, and I just remembered. “Like teams
went on after that,” explained making it in at the last minute
Hurrell. “I did the tournament because of weather.” Hurrell
for about six years before I remembered one occasion
stepped away due to family where the police had to be called
n just a short time, Cornwall
will be inundated with young
hockey players. The BantamMidget Tournament will be
coming to town bringing with
it a ﬂood of memories for those
who used to be involved in
putting it on.

because of an overzealous rinks, and sometimes used the
parent attacking a referee. “But one in Akwesasne. Logistically,
the good part out weighed the it was very interesting.”
bad.”
Hurrell said that probably
Although
business
and some of the best memories were
personal life has taken Hurrell of the people he met along the
in different directions, he still way. “You build relationships
tries to attend the games when with these people,” said
he can. “We didn’t have the Hurrell. “I met a lot of really
Benson Centre then,” said great people from all over the
Hurrell. “We had three local place.”

MURPHY’S SPORTS LAW
By David Murphy
2014 will be a
signiﬁcant year
in the annals of
Cornwall sports.
The 50th Benson
Cornwall Lions
Club
Sports
Awards
Dinner
will take place
in May with the
highlight
being
the handing of the Jacques Richard Trophy
to the area’s top sports personality.
From early winners like Doug Carpenter,
Bob Charlebois and Walt MacDonald to
recent recipients Tony Luis, Jenna Flannigan
and Christina Julien, the winner is one of
the best-kept secrets in local sports. Fortynine names are emblazoned on the original
trophy and subsequent plaque and it’ll fun to
see who the 50th winner will be.
Other highlights from the evening include
the RBC $1,000 bursary. While this award
is about a decade old, it’s signiﬁcance
has grown to sit right next to the Jacques
Richard Trophy as a highlight of the evening
as it’s awarded to a junior aged athlete ready
to continue post-secondary education and
has showcased a combination of top level
athleticism with academic excellence.
Rounding out the trifecta of top-end awards is
the Benson Friends of the Roundtable, which

is in recognition of a lifetime of achievement
in the Cornwall sports community.
Mark Wednesday, May 14th at the Civic
Complex on your calendar, it’s sure to a night
to remember.
And another thing…last month’s column
took a look back at 2013 and I was remise to
inadvertently omit the handful of local youth
bowlers who showcased what Cornwall
bowlers are all about on the national stage.
The Bantam girls team won its second
straight gold medal at the Youth Bowling
Council National Championship in Vancouver
last spring.
Alyssa MacGillivray, Shayla
Lascelle, Savannah Ingola and Chloe Russell
will forever carry the National Champions
tag. For eight-year-old MacGillivray and
nine-year-old Lascelle it was their second
straight title. Nine-year-old Sophia Dorie
took home the gold in the bantam girls
singles tournament thanks to a 205 average.
Thomas Flaro collected Silver medal for his
efforts in the junior boys singles competition.
Well-deserved congratulations to the young
bowlers who proved that Cornwall remains a
great sports community.
A friendly reminder that the deadline for
nominations for potential inductees into the
Cornwall Sports Hall of Fame, Class of 2014
is February 28th. You can check out www.
cornwallsportshalloffame .com or e-mail me
(dmurphy10@cogeco.ca) for more details.
The CSHOF Class of 2014 will be announced
in late March. The dinner is scheduled for
Saturday, August 16th at the Civic Complex.

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of stories. There’s all kinds of people you can talk to out there.”

any people know Ron Giroux as the Cornwall
Minor Hockey Association (CMHA)
equipment manager. He can be found almost every
day of the hockey season keeping the equipment
in good working order and offering a “ﬁx” when
things don’t work the way they are supposed to.

“Dress warm,” he says, “because it can get cold out there. Dressing in layers works well for most
type of outdoor winter activities and ice ﬁshing is no exception. If it gets too warm, you can always
shed a layer or two, but if you don’t have enough you can get cold, and fast.

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The best advise Giroux has for someone thinking about taking up ice ﬁshing is to remember it is
winter, you are out on the ice and it can get chilly.

What most people don’t know, however, is what
he likes to do when he is away from the rink. To
ﬁnd out, all you have to do is look to the river
because Giroux is an avid ﬁsherman regardless of
the season.
Giroux says that ﬁshing has been a part of his
life for almost as long as he can remember. “I’ve
been ﬁshing for at least ﬁfty years,” says Giroux.
“My mother and father ﬁshed all the time and I
went with them. We were just kids, so instead of
getting us babysat, they took us ﬁshing.”
When it comes to the winter variety, out on the
ice, Giroux says he has been doing that for about
thirty years. He prefers ﬁshing at Hoople Creek,
between Long Sault and Ingleside, but he has
ﬁshed at many different locations as well.
“I have ﬁshed at Lancaster, Summerstown, Glen
Walter, at the church, in Cornwall at the Air Force
Wing, but I prefer Hoople. Hoople is a nice place
and the ﬁsh is good there.”
There are differing opinions over what is the
best ﬁsh at Hoople Creek, but Giroux has his
opinion on the subject. “As far as I’m concerned,
it’s perch,” says Giroux, “but if you go ask some
other guys, they’ll tell you it’s walleye. I’m a perch
ﬁsherman.
While the cold weather we’ve had this year has
made for a sturdy sheet of ice, it has apparently
had an effect on the ﬁsh as well. “It seems to have
slowed them down,” says Giroux. “Before we had
no problem; when the ice ﬁrst got on there, for
about the ﬁrst three weeks you could go anywhere
and catch them. Now you have to look for them
and you really have to ﬁsh. You can’t just throw
anything at them, you have to really ﬁsh.”
As far as lures go, Giroux says he likes the type
referred to as “bugs.” “I usually go with the yellow
and red,” he says.
While he says that ﬁshing of any kind is relaxing,
Giroux says the thing he likes best about ice ﬁshing
is the way you get to talk with everybody. “There’s
always somebody out there, and there’s all kinds

The wind is cold, the ice is hard, but friendship warms the heart and of course, then there is
Photo by Terry Tinkess
the ﬁsh!

The “Team” has just completed Issue # 15 and as always,
I would like to thank Lynn (Graphic Design), Terry (Editorial),
Bernadette (Website), the writers and editorial contributors,
our distribution locations, our advertisers and of course the
kid’s and people who make our stories possible. I hope you
enjoy # 15.

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Whistle Stops

It’s that time of year again with the puck about to drop
on the 52nd edition of the Cornwall Allstate / CMHA Bantam
Midget Hockey Tournament. This tournament has, over the
years provided me with many special memories, ﬁrst as a
participant playing for the local Cornwall bantam and midget
Teams and later as a coach, ﬁrst with Seaway Valley “AA”
bantam and midget teams (I believe we won the “AA” major
bantam Title in 1992) and more recently with both bantam and
midget “B” teams from Cornwall. I have also had the pleasure
of working as a member of the CMHA executive the past six
years. A tip of the hat to Brian and Debbie Caskenette who
spend so much time and energy on this tournament and minor
hockey as well.
Many people have asked me why I get involved now that
my kids are older and out of hockey. My response has been
simple: minor hockey gave me so many fond memories growing
up and my parents have always told me I should give something
back to the community and volunteer at something.
My ﬁrst and last coach in minor hockey was Larry Gabri.
Larry was my coach in atom house league and then many years
later with the midget travelling team. After putting up with
me, Larry spent many successful years as a volunteer coach
and organizer in Cornwall and area and is a member of The
Cornwall Sports Hall of Fame. I see Larry and his wife Sheila
on numerous occasions and always enjoy a good visit with
them. Other coaches I had in my youth included Bert Kelly, a
very keen hockey person, and Ed Hills, a coach who was also
a very good salesman. I always enjoyed the conversations I
had with Mr. Hills and in the real world I drifted into sales as
a career. I often wonder if those conversations with Mr. Hills
had something to do with it. The one thing I have found is a
player can learn something from every coach they encounter
in their journey.
I got away from hockey for many years until a friend,

Mike Groulx, asked me to help him coach the Seaway Valley
“AA” midget team. Jumping in with both skates, (had to buy a
new pair) I quickly became hooked on the game again. The next
season, I put my name in to coach again and was offered the
minor bantam “AA” position. Here I met many people who are
still friends today. One person in particular was Don Derry, who‘s
son Ryan was a goalie on the team. When the Cornwall Royals
left town in 1992, Don purchased the Massena Americans Jr.
“A” team and moved them to Cornwall. I was asked to become
involved with the Jr. “A” Colts and a volunteer position soon
became a full-time job in hockey. I could ﬁll an entire edition of
Sports Energy with tales of the early Colts days. We had a great
team of people involved, fantastic players, very cooperative
team sponsors and unbelievable loyal fans, and as a group we
probably had the most fun at a junior hockey game each week. It
all felt like one big family. Does anyone remember Brian Ladas
and Kenny “The Colt” McLaughlin squaring off at centre ice in
Sumo wrestling suits? Or Bill Murphy and his “Hillbilly” band,
I believe consisted of Don, Bill, Jacques Trottier and Richard
Waldroff, sitting in the back of a pickup truck, bluegrass music
blaring, driving around the ice? Joan Lawson and Bob Johnson,
working in the ofﬁce? The Colt’s Clowns? Originally they were
my bantam players who wanted to see the game and loved to
entertain. I believe three of the original Colt’s clowns went on to
play in the OHL. Let’s not forget the hockey, two championship
teams, numerous NCAA scholarships, OHL graduates, NHL
draft picks, the list is long. A big thank you to Don Derry for
starting it all. We have shared and continue to share many laughs
when we get together.
While writing this, my thoughts also go to my wife Shirley
and sons Jamie, Christopher and Patrick, who have always
encouraged and supported my involvement in sports, even
though they often took a back seat to scheduling conﬂicts.
On behalf of the Cornwall major midget Colt’s I would
like to welcome all the teams participating in our tournament
and hope you enjoy your stay in our great city. We would also
like to thank all the volunteers for their countless hours in making
this tournament the event it is.

lthough the mass media will try to
convince you that better performance
comes in a powder or colourful sugary drink,
Mother Nature has everything you’ll need
to be a better athlete. If you dream about
competing at the pro level, better health
will be your foundation both mentally and
physically.
The biggest impact on your performance
will be sleep. Recuperation is paramount to
improved strength, endurance and agility.
During high intensity sports, extreme
amounts of micro traumas are inﬂicted on
muscular systems and certain metabolic
pathways. Our muscles and pathways can
indeed improve and become stronger but
only with proper rest and recuperation.
Excess exercise can and will break down
the body if enough rest is not placed in
between sporting sessions. When a person
pushes their body beyond their body’s
ability to recover, decreases in performance
will occur and the chance of injury increases
exponentially. Proper down time is important
for all athletes, at every level.
Sleep habits are crucial for optimal
repair from sports based muscular trauma.
Getting to bed by 10:30 is key, as the body’s
hormonal repair systems are synced to the
cycles of the sun. When the sun goes down
the body’s energy production system starts
to decline and the body’s repair systems start

to come on line. Getting to bed by 10:30 at
the latest can aid in giving the body what it
needs to repair and be ready for the next day
of competition. Getting to bed a little earlier
can increase the effect. Stretching, yoga and
additional relaxation methods before bed
can further increase this repair effect.

medical doctor rarely goes over a patient’s
food intake so patients (and anyone
watching…including a child) may start to
get the impression that food choices don’t
really impact health too much. Unfortunately
the exact opposite is true.
Food choices will make or break any
athlete’s long-term success, with very few
exceptions. Many athletes can ride the wave
of youth and see little impact of a bad diet
on their performance but a long successful
career will ride more on how a person treats
their body than on any other factor. Want
to break some records? That starts in the
grocery store’s real food sections.

For optimal repair the athlete should avoid
TV, computer screens etc as any bright
artiﬁcial light source after sundown triggers
the body to believe the sun is still up and with
that it would interfere with the body’s repair
mechanisms, which are only active when
the sun is down. Basically bright lights turn
off the body’s repair mechanisms. Having
a bed time ritual that includes progressive
Today it’s common for a person to have
relaxation prior to sleep will assure you are
the fastest and strongest athlete over the the best equipment and pick up a hot dog,
chip and fry on the way to the rink or on
long run.
the way out. Parents often push children for
The body repairs the muscular system better performance in the next game, as the
between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. and repairs the child sips on a neon-colored sugar-laced
mental/neurological systems between 2 a.m. sports drink that will actually decrease a
and 6 a.m.. If these repair times are missed, child’s athletic performance. Nothing could
the damage starts to build up over time and be more counter-productive than focusing
again this can lead to decreased performance on equipment quality and over exercising
the athlete, while at the same time not
or increased chance of injury.
educating the athlete on what a healthy diet
The second pillar of proper recuperation looks like or how to care for the body long
and repair after sport is food. Food is very term.
different from food-like things or “Franken
In the next article I will describe what an
foods”. Today many people are given the
impression by media, government and optimal diet looks like for an athlete wanting
medical sources that food considerations to get the most out of their body and their
aren’t really that important. For example, a career.

ockey is a game that requires the ability to optimally
perform a variety of skills: players must stop and start,
pivot, skate forwards and backwards, do crossover turns
forwards and backwards, and at times need a strong base of
support when battling in front of the net or in corners against
opponents. Hockey skate manufacturers have improved the
stability, reduced the weight and have added protection and
comfort to the modern hockey skate; however, they have done
little to improve the design of the hockey skate. What if the
hockey skate was less like a rigid ski boot and more like a
ﬂexible running shoe?

In October of 2012, Lachaine et al released a study that
examines the different body joint kinetics and kinematics
(the study of motion and its causes) while wearing a standard
hockey skate and while wearing a modiﬁed hockey skate. The
modiﬁed hockey skate has an altered tendon guard (much
looser than a regular skate) and eyelets, where the laces go
in, to allow more ankle movement during skating (Figure 1).
What were the results?
Participants using the modiﬁed hockey skate demonstrated a
statistically signiﬁcant increase in their total range of motion at

the ankle. The extra degrees of ankle motion during propulsion
could be beneﬁcial to delay fatigue throughout the course of a
game as a higher effective range of motion would allow a more
optimal force–length relationship of the muscles involved.
Increased peak forces during inside crossovers, outside
crossovers, and sprinting were also noted. More freedom of
motion at the ankle equaled greater overall force production
during skating.
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ebruary is going to be a busy month for
winter activity and the Friends of the
Summerstown Trails (FOTST) have a couple
events they would like you to know about.
The Friends of the Summerstown Trails
will be hosting the District 8 Ontario 55+
Senior Games Cross Country Ski Qualifying
Races at Summerstown Forest on Saturday,
February 1, at 10 a.m. There will be various
categories (+55, +65, +75) and races (5 km
timed and prediction races) for men and
women. Registration is available on site or
with Stanley Fraser (convenor) at 613-5253777.
The Friends of the Summerstown Trails
(FOTST) would like to invite all area
residents and more particularly families
to come out to the cross-country ski and
snowshoe trails of the Summerstown Forest
on Family Day, Monday, February 17th
between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
“Last year’s event was a great success,”
said Martin Bowman, FOTST President.
“Many families came out to the trails for the
ﬁrst time to try out cross-country skiing and
snowshoeing.”

In addition to coming out to explore the
18 km of cross-country ski trails and 9 km
of snowshoe trails, the following activities
will be offered: fun snowshoe races for kids,
guided tours, free hot dogs, marshmallows,
and hot chocolate. Also, families will be able
to rent ski and snowshoe equipment free of
charge throughout the day, on a ﬁrst come,

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ﬁrst served basis. As our way of supporting
today’s busy families, there will be no cost
to participate in any of the activities!
The trails are situated on Summerstown
Road, 1.6 km north of exit 804 of the 401.
For the complete schedule of activities and
other information, please visit our website at
www.summerstowntrails.com.

the restaurant and ofﬁce in
another. We were there for
two nights,” McCullough
recalled. “Our parents were
having supper in the dining
room and a ﬁre broke out in
the kitchen. The whole place
burnt down. We were in our
rooms watching the ﬁre. Now
I am the ﬁre chief. Some of
our parents left the dining
room without their winter
coats. That’s how fast the ﬁre
spread. Everybody got out, but
it burnt down to the ground.
Of course the hockey team
didn’t get much sleep and we
didn’t perform as well next
day. Those are the things that
stick out for me for bantam.”

R

ick
McCullough,
Cornwall Fire Chief
remembers playing bantam
hockey in Cornwall like it
was yesterday. “We won our
bantam tournament in 1974,”
said McCullough. “We won
in our second year. We lost
our ﬁrst year in the semiﬁnals. Our midget team won
at that time. It was called the
Wrigley tournament then.”
McCullough said he grew
up playing hockey with
brothers Brian and Lloyd. “We
were a hockey family,” said
McCullough. “My brother
Brian played with the Royals,
Lloyd played with the Royals
too. In 1969, Lloyd played
with the Junior Canadians.”
McCullough said his team
was very busy that year,
playing close to 110 games
that season. “Our coach got us
into a tournament in St. Louis,
Missouri,” said McCullough.
The team stopped in Kitchener
and traveled to Missouri
together with a team from
Kitchener. St. Louis, Chicago,
and Minnesota all had teams
in the line up. “At the end of
the ﬁnals, it was Cornwall
and Kitchener. I think we lost
with one goal. We had to go
home with the winning team
on the same bus.”
McCullough

remembered

McCullough laughed as
he recalled stories of his
childhood and the game that
he loved. “We were one of
the favorite teams to win the
Canadian Championship in
1976. We ended up playing
Current Fire Chief Rick McCullough remembers playing bantam hockey Quebec. We won 3-0. You
Submitted photo. always remember the ones
in Cornwall.
that you won. Those have
fondly how much fun the remember the trip like it was
better memories.”
bus trips to different games yesterday.”
were. “It was fun on the bus
McCullough is now a
going through Indianapolis McCullough remembered grandfather and keeps very
and coming into St. Louis, one trip that could have ended busy but is still a big fan of
and seeing that big arch,” he in tragedy for the team. “We the game. “Oh yes, I’m a big
said. “I remember sitting at went to a bantam tournament Leafs fan,” he chuckled. “I
the front of the bus always in Berlin, New Hampshire attempt to go to the odd game.
talking to the bus driver on and stayed at a hotel there. I used to go all the time. But I
the mapping of where we are It was like an Inn with the still love the game.”
at. It was a fun time. I can rooms in one building and

It’s not so much that our family deserves a night out, but our Mom sure does. She is always there
to bring us to and from practices and games both in Cornwall and Ottawa. She is there on the
sideline cheering us on. This past fall football season our Mom was at the field 5 out of 7 days.
We would really like to treat our Mom to a night out.

To have your family selected for a night out send us an e-mail to
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Marathon Runner Patrick Clarke Is Determined
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By Andrea Grondin

P

atrick Clarke is gearing up to
reach new heights throughout the
marathon season this year. He having
started his marathon competitions
in 2001 with the Ottawa Marathon,
running alongside friends, and he
hasn’t stopped running since.
In 2004 Clarke founded the Cornwall
Multi Sports Club (CMSC) with some
help from friends. By 2005 the club
had garnered 31 members. The club
continued to grow and by 2006 the
club had attracted 129 members.
Currently, they host more than 350
members and continue to grow.
Clarke states the club was started as
a means to have a group of runners get
together and train stating, however that
“not everyone is an elite runner. There
are people at all different levels that
join and ﬁnd their own stride within
the club. The CMSC is a great place
to get out and have fun, meet new
people and create new memories,”
says Clarke.
One memory that Patrick recalls
as one of his favourites is a marathon
called the Jay Peak Challenge. The
marathon took place at Jay Peak
Vermont and consisted of running up
and down the mountain and making
it to checkpoints before time ran
out while making your way through
various obstacles such as mud,
crawling through a culvert, crossing

him in the top 100 racers out of 400.
Having raced over twenty
marathons, six of which were Ultra’s
covering over 50K or more, Patrick
Clarke says he cannot wait for the
next challenge.
Throughout the year Clarke
anticipates to run in the 125K
Rocky Mountain Marathon, the
Vermont 100M marathon and ﬁnally
the Saranac Lake seven mountain
52K marathon. All of these will be
physically demanding, to say the
least.
The challenges he has set for himself
could, however be derailed by the hip
injury he has been living with for the
past few years. Still, he is determined
to enter the race. “I have to wait and
see if I can participate this year, if
not there is always the next year. By
then I’m sure I’ll compete.” In the
meantime, he is relaxing, training
lightly and working on community
projects. There is always something
you can do to prepare for what lies
ahead.
Patrick Clarke’s involvement
within the community has always
been something of note, now working
alongside the Cornwall Rotary Club
to get an innovative proposition
for Cornwall’s waterfront area near
Patrick Clarke pictured during the Ottawa Marathon in May 2004.
Lamoureux Park. The project of an
rivers with rope, swamps with leeches previous days. Clarke ﬁnished this outdoor gym is getting off the ground,
and sand pits, all of which had been memorable race with a time of eight so he has plenty to keep him occupied
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